Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-14-2023, 04:54 PM
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Canary Island bananas
Hi
Just wondering if anyone knows which variety is grown throughout the islands? They look like Gran Nain to me; I'm pretty sure they are a Cavendish but not the Williams one we grow in Australia....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-31-2020, 05:03 PM
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Mice eating harvest!
Hi
Any tips on how to prevent mice from ruining crops? I have cavendish ripening and Ive had the bunch covered in a plastic bag on the plant and theyve chewed through..not sure what to do apart from...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-27-2017, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Banana corm disaster!
Interesting! Was the one in the pic that is starting to hollow out attacked by nematodes?
I couldn't find any evidence of any grubs; even in another banana corm which just started to rot - it had a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-14-2017, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 10
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Banana corm disaster!
Hi, some advice needed...I've had 2 banana suckers grow strongly then suddenly stop..when dug up, I've found the inner corm has disappeared leaving only a shell (see pic). The stem is still firmly...
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12-03-2016, 01:00 AM
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11-23-2016, 05:27 AM
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Views: 990
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11-22-2016, 05:08 AM
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Views: 990
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-27-2016, 05:46 AM
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Common banana varieties in Hawaii?
I'm off to Oahu and was wondering what the most common banana varieties eaten in Hawaii are and where I can find some of them? (farmers markets or the like?). I'm wondering if GM is available...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-26-2016, 01:54 AM
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Senorita pics
This is my seņorita. It used to have suckers but I removed them. The stem is very red/pink. The leaves are a mess because of a shrub that was removed adjacent to it and it got mangled with it. It has...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-25-2016, 11:58 PM
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Re: Gros Michel Cold Tolerance Pt.2
I have Williams Cavendish which goes through winter here (33 degrees south) no trouble at all. Just stops growing during July. GM is a bit more intolerant
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-24-2016, 07:12 AM
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Gros Michel Cold Tolerance Pt.2
Hi all
In 2012 I asked about experience with Gros Michel and cold tolerance. I've since grown them in the Sydney area which has a similar climate to Los Angeles but more wet and humid. I've found...
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08-30-2013, 04:35 PM
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08-27-2013, 12:39 AM
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08-20-2013, 08:51 PM
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Re: GM leaf problem
Yeah, same here. The climate has changed here. Over the last 10 years, Sydney has had warm, dry winters and cooler, wet summers. Once upon a time winter wasn't a time for a gardening, now it is the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-20-2013, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: GM leaf problem
I think you are right. They are in the sun and quite dry as it is dry this time of year. They are growing fine though - faster than my Senoritas and Pacific Plantains (which don't get the same amount...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-19-2013, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 5
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GM leaf problem
Hi
I have a query about one of my smaller Gros Michels. The younger leaves are getting this brown edging. The plant continues growing fine; in fact it is growing rapidly despite our winter lows of 10...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-20-2013, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 9
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dissapointed with mystery banana
Hi
This was my very first banana; I have grown it since I was 10. It was given to me by a family friend who described it as a 'finger banana'. Well, I never tried it before until yesterday. A single...
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04-01-2013, 05:28 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-23-2013, 03:41 PM
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Gros Michel Plants appearance
Hi
I'm trying to work out what characteristics differentiate a GM clump from a Cavendish (or any other type). What Ive noticed is the following:
1. GM has reddish blemishes trunks and leaf stalks
2....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-20-2012, 06:15 AM
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Re: Giant Plantain
I don't eat Plantains ripe. I use them green to make Mangu (dominican version of Mofongo de plantano) and Tostones. On occasion if I forget them and they go ripe I bake them and eat with chicken...
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Forum: Banana Identification
12-19-2012, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 16
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Re: ID needed
It's hard to say; the foliage of the plant with its dark coloring resembles Pacific Plantain, but the fruit is a bit too elongated to be it (although this could be because it is still immature and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-18-2012, 09:21 PM
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
12-17-2012, 11:40 PM
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12-17-2012, 11:35 PM
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Re: Question regarding M. velutina
I think they need water galore. I grew in Sydney that died in the heat of summer, but it was very dry. I have some now which are growing wild - the only difference is that they get alot more water
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-17-2012, 08:55 PM
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Re: Gros Michel Cold Tolerance?
venturebananas, I am outside the buffer areas.
To everyone else, many thanks for the helpful advice on the cold hardiness of this type.
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